Research Article

Antidiabetic Activity of Pterospermum acerifolium Flowers and Glucose Uptake Potential of Bioactive Fraction in L6 Muscle Cell Lines with Its HPLC Fingerprint

Table 3

Effect of ethyl acetate fraction and subfractions of flowers of Pterospermum acerifolium (L.) Willd on body weight changes and glycosylated Hb.

TreatmentBody weight (gms)Glycosylated Hb (%)
InitialFinal

Normal control197.5 ± 2.707241.1 ± 2.7402.872 ± 0.277
Diabetic control198.4 ± 4.845149.7 ± 6.1827.932 ± 0.109aaaa
PAFEF1200.9 ± 3.605205.2 ± 2.9685.680 ± 0.060
PAFEF2197.9 ± 5.206210.7 ± 6.6345.412 ± 0.023b
PAFE1-1199.1 ± 4.202201.3 ± 4.1486.417 ± 0.067aa
PAFE1-2199.9 ± 3.738206.3 ± 3.9835.892 ± 0.104
PAFE2-1193.4 ± 2.815201.8 ± 3.4454.708 ± 0.055bb
PAFE2-2199.9 ± 2.854219.3 ± 3.1574.227 ± 0.075bbb
PAFE3-1203.7 ± 2.749183.4 ± 3.4106.770 ± 0.278aa
PAFE3-2197.3 ± 2.953184.4 ± 4.2756.690 ± 0.049aaa
STD drug203.2 ± 2.793231.7 ± 3.7403.337 ± 0.097bbbb

The results are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). Probability values of   < 0.0001, aaa < 0.001, aa < 0.01, and a < 0.05 were compared with normal control. Probability values of  bbbb < 0.0001, bbb < 0.001, bb < 0.01, and b < 0.05 were compared with disease control.